Update 231 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The challenging nuclear safety and security situation in Ukraine was in the spotlight again this week at the International Atomic Energy Agency, with its Board of Governors discussing recent developments detailed in a new IAEA report and Director Gener... Continue reading
IAEA Mission Concludes Site and External Events Design Review for Nuclear Power Plant in Sri Lanka
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded a seven-day safety review of Sri Lanka’s selection process to identify potential sites to build its first nuclear power plant. Continue reading
#WorldEnvironmentDay: Drought Resilience in Kenya
#WorldEnvironmentDay 2024 focuses on land restoration, halting desertification and building drought resilience – areas where the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is already making a significant difference. This short film examines the case stu... Continue reading
Long Night of Research 2024 Sees Most Attendees So Far
The Vienna International Centre welcomed over 2,300 people to the recent Long Night of Research - an Austria-wide event promoting science to people of all ages. This year's successful night saw the most VIC attendees so far, who enjoyed interactive dis... Continue reading
IAEA Director General Briefs Board of Governors on Ukraine, Iran, Atoms4Food, Rays of Hope and More
In his opening statement to the IAEA’s Board of Governors today, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi spoke of how the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) came under direct attack in April for the first time in one and a half years, describing the... Continue reading
Latest Developments in Food Irradiation Help to Make Food Safer and Easier to Trade Worldwide
As the International Symposium on Food Safety and Control wraps up today at the IAEA's Vienna headquarters, we look at the latest developments in food irradiation that are helping to make food safer. Continue reading
Update 230 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with senior Russian officials this week as part of the continuing efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to help prevent a nuclear accident at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP... Continue reading
New Member State The Gambia Lays Foundations to Safely Introduce Public Radiotherapy for Cancer Control
The Republic of The Gambia is making significant progress in laying the foundations for comprehensive cancer control, a team of experts from the IAEA, the World Health Organisation and the International Agency for Research on Cancer has found. Continue reading

